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The First of John Carollo’s Public Art Traffic Boxes is Now Installed in Orlando

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After an over three-year process, in partnership with Orange County and Lee Road Safe Neighborhood, the first of two designs created by artist John Carollo to add roadside beautification to traffic control boxes in the area is now installed. Located at the intersection of Lee Rd. and Diplomat Circle, in North Orlando, just outside the boundary of the City of Winter Park, FL, the design is a composite image, created by the artist, based on his 13 x 16 foot hand-painted silk and aluminum sculpture, Icarus Ascends.

The vibrant colors really help to enhance what was a pretty bleak intersection and John is always pleased to add a bit of color and beauty to the world wherever he can. A second box created by the artist, featuring entirely different artwork, will be coming to another main entrance to Winter Park on another major road nearby in the future.

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Monthly Sip and Shop Events

John Carollo

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL – Artist John Carollo’s Gallery Shop (Booth A17) will be part of the monthly Sip & Shop taking place at The Mercantile, from 4-7pm, the first Thursday of every month. John will be present meeting people and discussing the new work in his shop during this fun event, which includes two complimentary drinks per visitor.

The Mercantile is located at 1260 E Altamonte Dr, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

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John Carollo Introduces Art Magnets to his Gallery Shop

John Carollo

WINTER PARK, FL – Artist John Carollo has recently added magnetic prints of some of his better-known paintings to his Gallery Shop, Booth A17 at The Mercantile in the Greater Orlando area of Altamonte Springs.

Of similar quality to art magnets available from museum gift shops, the initial batch includes 2″x3″ reproductions of the pieces Dance Study I, Eye of the Storm, and Lake Eola – Rain, all of which where showcased in local media in the past. More prints of other pieces will be added in the future.

These magnets are a fun, inexpensive way to add a bit of Carollo’s distinctive Controlled Chaos artistic flair to any metal surface, and also make a great gift.

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John Carollo Reveals “Fragmentation” Series of New Work

John Carollo

WINTER PARK, FL – Artist John Carollo recently introduced his new series or watercolor collage artwork entitled “Fragmentation.” Based on the idea that sometimes, unexpected events will cause life to explode and fragment in ways we never anticipated. However, beauty can be found in the pieces as we work to reassemble them into a new version of our lives.

The concept is presented in a series of work through paintings  which are completed, deconstructed, and then, from the pieces, reformed into dynamic new compositions. The raised, attached collage pieces create interesting shadows, reminiscent of Carollo’s previous 3D constructions.

On display in the artist’s new Gallery Shop – Booth A17 at The Mercantile in the Greater Orlando area of Altamonte Springs, Florida, the seven initial pieces in the series are all available for purchase.